Die Internationalisierung der Wirtschaft führte zu einem Anstieg der ins Ausland entsandten Arbeitnehmer. Dabei konnte ein scheinbar paradoxes Phänomen beobachtet werden: die meisten Expatriates vereinigten zwar vermeintlich exzellente Fähigkeiten, um ihre Arbeit im Ausland erfolgreich zu...

We document a stylized fact that more than 10% of S&P 1500 companies have hired a CEO who starts the job near or above the retirement age of 65 years old (Retiring CEOs). This phenomenon exists among all industries and persists over time. This finding is puzzling because conventional wisdom...

Although faking has been identified as a potential problem in situational judgment tests (SJTs), no studies have investigated proactive approaches for controlling faking in SJTs. Therefore, this study examined the impact of elaboration on responding to SJT items. Elaboration was operationalized...

This paper studies, in a world with differing priors, the role of organizational beliefs and managerial vision in the behavior and performance of corporations. The paper defines vision operationally as a very strong belief by the manager about the right course of action for the firm. The...